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Researchers using a portable MRI scanner found that measurable differences in brain volumes emerged at around 12 months of age, offering some of the earliest evidence yet that maternal anemia shapes infant brain development ...
Sep 9, 2026
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Sometimes, even a single experience can be highly impactful, prompting humans and other animals to change their behavior or influencing their future choices. The formation of influential memories from a single, brief experience ...
Why is it so difficult to perform two tasks at the same time? For decades, scientists have debated whether multitasking is limited by a "central bottleneck" that restricts simultaneous processing or by competition for limited ...
Sep 4, 2026
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Persistent pain often has no clear cause. However, studies show measurable differences in the structure and activity of the brains of those affected. This might explain why they experience chronic pain. "Many of our study ...
Aug 27, 2026
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Experts at the University of Sydney have found that a gene involved in regulating the body's response to stress switches on more easily in the brains of people who live with schizophrenia.
Aug 26, 2026
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In the early 1990s, researchers studying nonhuman primates discovered a population of brain cells they called "mirror neurons." These specialized brain cells fired when the animal performed an action and also when the animal ...
Aug 25, 2026
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Imagine that a notification on your financial app captures your attention about a stock projected to have a 68% chance of doubling your investment within a month, with a 32% chance of total loss. Would you commit a $50,000 ...
Aug 20, 2026
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When survivors of trauma recount their experiences, they are often questioned because of how they relay their stories. They may have problems remembering what happened, or their memories may be jumbled or even contradictory. ...
Aug 19, 2026
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Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) affects every individual differently. Scientists have identified more than a thousand genes associated with ASD, yet no single gene accounts for most cases. This has left researchers with a ...
Aug 18, 2026
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Nature never sits still, and neither does anything living within it, since paths keep shifting as things move through the world. Decisions work the same way, changing shape as we go rather than settling once and for all. ...
